Employment checks
Pre-employment checks
The pre-employment checks that you are required to make and those that are advisable to make before offering a job.
Ensure your workers are eligible to work in the UK
Employer responsibility to check a worker's right to work in the UK
Check if a document allows someone to work in the UK
Find out if a potential employee has the right to work in the UK and what documents employers should check
Right to work checks: Employing EU, EEA and Swiss citizens
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA, and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
View a job applicant's right to work details
Check a job applicant's right to work details to see if they're eligible to work in the UK - you will need their share code to access this tool
AccessNI criminal records checks
The types of AccessNI checks, the information they reveal, and how to apply for them.
Get your EU professional qualification recognised in the UK
How to get professional qualifications obtained in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein recognised in the UK.
Providing services to the EU - recognition of professional qualifications
You’ll need to have your UK professional qualification officially recognised if you want to work in a profession that is regulated in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Recruiting people with conflict-related convictions
Best practice guidance for employers recruiting people with NI conflict-related convictions that took place before the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement 1998
Skilled Worker visa
Visa allowing workers to come to the UK to do an eligible skilled job with an approved employer
Scale-up Worker visa
Visa allowing workers to come to the UK to do an eligible job for a fast-growing business